Schwarzenegger in San Diego to promote water plan

Today, Governor Schwarzenegger was in San Diego at the Sweetwater Reservoir, which is currently less than half full. From the Governor’s website:

In San Diego County today, Governor Schwarzenegger toured the Sweetwater Reservoir, which is at less than 50 percent capacity, to illustrate California’s mounting water crisis and call on the Legislature to pass a comprehensive water plan. The Governor’s $5.9 billion plan will provide additional water storage, create conservation and efficiency measures, repair the fragile Delta and lead to the development of a modern conveyance system to reliably supply water to California’s growing population and $32 billion agriculture industry.

In June, the San Diego County Water Authority called on residents to cut their water usage by 20 gallons per day. The Sweetwater Authority has also called for greater conservation and is proposing to raise rates nearly 6 percent in January because of water shortages.

“The Sweetwater Reservoir is less than half full, not enough to supply the 180,000 people from West Chula Vista, National City and Bonita, who depend on this facility for a clean, reliable source of drinking water. And this is the same story all over California because right now our water system is extremely vulnerable,” said Governor Schwarzenegger.

To read the rest of this press release from the Office of the Governor, click here.

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